"Ugandan & Tanzanian Armies" Topic
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| Prince Alberts Revenge | 14 Nov 2009 12:02 p.m. PST |
I was watching Last King of Scotlans last night & thought the Ugandan & Tanzanian armies circa 1979 would provide good inspiration for AK47 Republic armies. Anyone know what kind of uniforms & gear there two armies carried (uniforms-camo, headgear, weapons) & what type of armor was used? I think I remember seeing photos of Ugandan Shermans & Tanzanian ChiComm tanks. Any help is appreciated! |
| Black Bull | 14 Nov 2009 1:13 p.m. PST |
This is probably where you saw the Ugandan Shermans link |
| vtsaogames | 14 Nov 2009 1:31 p.m. PST |
Of course, Idi Amin's troops fled en masse once they discovered the Tanzanians were shooting back. I recall Qaddafi sent a brigade to stop the Tanzanians. I assume he realized once Amin was deposed he'd be the craziest head of stste in the world. The press talked about how critical this was, that Arabs had a good combat record in black Africa. Then they met south of Kampala. The next day Libyans were dashing through the streets, throwing away uniforms and weapons. |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 14 Nov 2009 1:57 p.m. PST |
From what I have gathered the Libyans were members of the "Islamic Legion" equipped with T54/55s, APC (maybe BTRS?), and BM21 MRLs. Tanzanians had Type-62s, a lighter ChiComm variant of the T-55. I would assume the Tanzanians would be equipped with AK47s (ChiComm variants). How about ol' Idi's boys? FN FALs? SLRs? AKs from the Libyans? |
| Black Bull | 14 Nov 2009 4:19 p.m. PST |
There is a video on the web showing Idi recreating the storming of the Golan Heights in the Six Day War shows tanks and infantry plus some air strikes, i'll see if i can find it in the morning. |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 15 Nov 2009 7:18 a.m. PST |
Black bull: That would be great! |
| Black Bull | 15 Nov 2009 10:05 a.m. PST |
Link is link problem is its not working for me you may have better luck |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 16 Nov 2009 5:43 a.m. PST |
Thanks! I will give it a try. I have seen a mix of what appears to be khaki or light OD & some camo for the Ugandans. Tanzanians appear to be mostly in camo. Slowly piecing this together. |
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adds APCs to his Israeli forces.